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Mechanisms of female choice in songbirds
Reference
S11403
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Clive Catchpole
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
Royal Holloway, Univ of London
Department
Biological Sciences
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
160,796
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
01/11/1999
End date
01/04/2003
Duration
41 months
Abstract
This study will investigate neural mechanisms associated with female choice in songbirds by relating behavioural responses to the volume and structure of the neural pathway controlling song learning and discrimination. An interdisciplinary approach will combine field, comparative and experimental studies on behaviour to address the following questions: 1) Do females select males with more complex songs and larger brain nuclei? 2) Do females of species with more complex songs have larger brain nuclei? 3) Do individual females who are more responsive and selective have larger brain nuclei? 4) Has male song complexity evolved by exploiting a pre-existing sensory bias in the female neural pathway?
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Committee
Closed Committee - Animal Sciences (AS)
Research Topics
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Research Priority
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Research Initiative
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Funding Scheme
X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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